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Paris Morgue and a public spectacle of death
| Taryn Cain
Known as the “only free theatre in Paris”, La Morgue was a popular place for the public to view cadavers on display.
- Book extract
- Book extract
“Above resistant pavements, I floated”
| Iain Sinclair
In this extract from ‘Living with Buildings and Walking with Ghosts’, walk with Iain Sinclair through the streets of London.
- Article
- Article
Spanish flu and the depiction of disease
| Allison C Meier
The Spanish flu pandemic of 1918 killed many millions more than World War I did. Find out why contemporary artistic depictions of its devastating impact are so rare.
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- Article
The solidarity of sickness
| Sinéad GleesonCamilla Greenwell
Visiting an injured friend in hospital prompts writer Sinéad Gleeson to reflect on the instant rapport forged between compatriots in the kingdom of the sick.